Grenfell Support News, Issue 38, August 31, 2018

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31 August 20181 Issue No: 38

Grenfell Support News

Walking, talking and
understanding the
lives of young people

The Council in partnership with others has
recently started a series of 'Youth Walks'
with local young people to get a real
understanding of the challenges and
strengths that they see in their local
environment every day and, to identify
where change might be needed.

The walks began following a meeting with
a group of young people from the EPIC
Youth Forum. Armed with a large map of
the borough, the team ask young people
to pinpoint areas on the map related to
things they like and dislike about living
in the borough.

They are interested in stories, not just
feedback, to help them better understand
the situations young people face every day
as well as their ideas. At the first meeting
young people identified concerns around
anti-social behaviour and poor lighting so
the team invited colleagues from relevant
Council departments to join a walk so
they could see and hear about the
issues first hand.

Youth Walks
- next steps

As a result of the walks, several
suggestions from young people are
being taken forward. The Community
Safety team is hoping to recruit some
young people from the walks to their
Safer Neighbourhood Board which
oversees community policing. Lighting
on borough boundaries and promoting
safer well-lit routes are some
important issues being looked at. One
local community association will also be
working with young people to improve
outdoor space through volunteering.

The walks will continue in the autumn
term so if you know of a group of young
people who would be keen to be
involved, please let us know. It is hoped
that this approach will be used by other
Council services as a way of involving
young people in change and decisions.

IN THIS EDITION

2 Activities programme
at The Curve
Community Centre

3 Second petal added to
Grenfell mosaic

3 Update from Grenfell site

4 Housing update

4 Support services on offer

4 DIY SOS Grenfell to broadcast

4 The Curve Board of

Governors meeting dates

Please contact Hooda Sabbah on

Hooda.Sabbah@rbkc.gov.uk if you

have any queries or would like to
participate in the next Youth Walk.

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Activities programme at The Curve Community Centre

Monday 3 September

• 10am-12noon - ABC earlyyears
with Mithal (Learn, play and educate)

• 2pm-4pm - Grenfell Support
Services - drop-in advice and
guidance for all

• 6.30-7.30pm - Zumba with Paula
(drop-in)

Tuesday 4 September

• 10.30am-12.30pm - CV workshop
and job search workshop with
Jasmine from NOVA. All ages welcome
(drop-in)

• 10am-3pm - Fouzia's Sewing Club -
drop-in sewing club for all, grow your
skills, knit and natter

• lOam-llam - Citizens Advice
(drop-in)

• 1pm-3pm -Adults gardening group
with Lisa Wilkinson. Come and learn
some new gardening skills (drop-in)

• 5pm-7pm -Arabic language classes
for ages seven plus (booking required,
email thecurve@rbkc.go.uk)

Wednesday 5 September

• 10am-12noon -World coffee
morning - free and open to all for
a coffee and a chat

• 10.30am-12.30pm - CV workshop
and job search workshop with
Jasmine from NOVA. All ages welcome
(drop-in)

• 1pm-5pm - Drug and alcohol
support session (drop-in)

Thursday 6 September

• 10am-12pm- Creche -Stay and Play
- giving children and their parents/
guardians a chance to play, sing, and
explore and learn together for under
fives - run by Early Years

• lOam-llam - Citizens Advice
(drop-in)

• 2pm-6pm- Home Office -help with
immigration and passport issues
(drop-in)

• 5pm-7pm -Arabic language classes
for ages seven plus (booking required,
email thecurve@rbkc.go.uk)

Friday 7 September

• 10am-11am - Citizens Advice
(drop-in)

• 11am-12noon -Zumbini (Zumba for
children) (drop-in)

• 4.30pm-5.30pm - Children s
gardening group with Lisa Wilkinson
(drop-in)

Saturday 8 September

• 10am-6pm - One Community Day at
The Curve: bringing all the community
together refreshments, arts and
crafts, women's nail art and children's
dance class, the Metronomes
steel band and the reggae artist
Scratchylus. Open to all.

The opening times for the creche at The Curve are:

Monday and Tuesday: 9am to 3pm
Wednesday and Friday: 10am to 5pm

To book a place in the creche, call 020 7221 9863
or email thecurve@rbkc.gov.uk

The Curve Community Centre, 10 Bard Road, London W10 6TP

Some sessions need to be booked in advance to secure your place, so email
thecurve@rbkc.gov.uk and they will confirm your reservation by return.

JPL For a full list of events visit grenfellsupport.org.uk/thecurve/events

This information is provided weekly by The Curve Community Centre.
For more information call 020 7221 9836

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Second Petal added to
Grenfell mosaic

The second petal has been added to the
Grenfell Memorial Community Mosaic.

Sitting at the base of the Grenfell Tower
site, the mosaic is an ongoing community
project which is being led by visual arts
organisation ACAVA and the Al-Manaar,
The Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre.

Last month (July), the first petal was
created by Latymer Community Church
and featured the word "Love", as chosen
by members of the church.

This month's petal (August) was created
by the Henry Dickens Community Centre,
who chose the word "Hope".

Every month, a new community group
will create a petal, adding a word of their
choice to the mosaic. It has been agreed
that the mosaic will remain on the
hoarding at the base of the Tower for the
duration of the project. The site team has
extended the space for further expansion
to be accommodated.

The next group to create a petal for
the mosaic is the Clementjames Centre
followed by Everyone Active at the

Westway Sports Centre in October. Credit goes to Toby Laurent-Belson

Update from the Grenfell site team

Earlier this week work started on
repositioning the site entrance on
Grenfell Road, restoring access to 12
parking bays and providing pedestrian
access to Silchester Road.

This work was completed by

Friday 31 August.

Scaffolding of the exterior of Grenfell
Tower is complete, however, work
continues inside the building.

This includes ongoing propping work
and weekly inspections of the 4,000
props and 24 levels of scaffolding.

In the coming weeks teams will be
undertaking additional works to
improve the building's protection
from wintery weather conditions.

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Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk
rehousing progress update

These are the figures for

31 August 2018

Grenfell

support^

Total 204

Have not yet accepted
a permanent home

JEL

In Emergency
Accommodation

In a Temporary
Home

In a Permanent
Home

52

40

112

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BBC's "DIY SOS: Grenfell" is broadcasting

Support services on offer

Anyone who would like to speak to
the police in relation to the investigation
into the Grenfell tragedy is asked to
contact the Met Police on

0800 0324539

important contacts

Cruse Bereavement Care

Call the Freephone helpline on

0808 8081677 or email
helpline@cruse.org.uk

The helpline is open Monday-Friday
from 9.30am to 5pm. Extended hours
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings until 8pm.

Replacement UK passports, visas or
immigration queries

Call the Home Office advice line on 0300
303 2832. The line is open 24 hours.

Air quality and smoke exposure

If you have concerns about
any symptoms, see your GP and
mention Grenfell, they will be able to
direct you appropriately.

Housing support

If you have any questions about housing

or want to find out who

your housing officer is please call

0800 137 111 or 020 7361 3008

Victim support

Call 08081689 111 for practical and
emotional support, or visit

victimsupport.org.uk The line
isopen 24 hours a day.

The Grenfell Muslim Response Unit

also offers additional support. Find out
more by emailing info@gmru.co.uk

You can also get physical and mental
support at The Curve Community
Centre Call 020 7221 9836

Hestia and the Central and North
West London NHS Foundation Trust

are based overnight at the Notting Hill
Methodist Church, Lancaster Road
from 10pm to 8am. Pop in for a chat
and support.

Upcoming meetings

Residents welcome to attend.

Leadership Team Meeting

Wednesday 19 September, 6.30pm
Kensington Town Hall

Grenfell Recovery Scrutiny Committee

Monday 15 October, 6.30pm
Kensington Town Hall

Full Council

Wednesday 17 October, 6.30pm
Kensington Town Hall

on 5 and 12 September

A two-part television series entitled

“DIY SOS: Grenfell" will be broadcast

on BBC1 on Wednesday 5 and 12
September at 9pm.

The first episode will tell the story of the
building of a new home for the Westway
Trust's Dale Youth Boxing Club which
was situated at the bottom of Grenfell
Tower. The second programme, which
will be broadcast the following week, will
document the story of building a new
community centre.

The programme has said that it is
up to the community to decide how
the space will ultimately be used.

The Curve Board of Governors will
hold a further four meetings this year.

If you can't make it in person, minutes
of all the meetings will be published on
the Grenfell Support website at

grenfellsupport.org.uk/thecurve/

board-of-governors

The dates for the board meetings for
the remainder of the year:

A steering group is being set up to
decide who will be the community
operator. You can express interest by
emailing diysos@bbc.co.uk. The
deadline is Friday 7 September.

The programme would like to let you
know in advance that both programmes
include residents, eye witnesses, two
current firefighters and other locals
talking about their experiences of the
Grenfell tragedy.

If you would like any further information,
please contact the programme at

diysos@bbc.co.uk

• Thursday 13 September 2018,
5.30pm to 7.30pm

• Thursday 11 October 2018,

5.30pm to 7.30pm

• Thursday 8 November 2018,
5.30pm to 7.30pm

• Thursday 6 December 2018,
5.30pm to 7.30pm

The board meetings are held on the

First Floor of The Curve Community
Centre, 10 Bard Road, W10 6TP.

| The newsletter is also available in Arabic and Farsi languages.

The Curve Board of Governors - 2018 meeting dates

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